The backup of a single guest VM takes the following steps:
Take a snapshot of the guest VM through a hidden Nutanix API endpoint.
Export guest VM metadata configuration for future restore.
Backup every disks on the guest VM by ingestion on proxy VM.
Add new a snapshot to the tracker and look for snapshots to delete.
See also
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Restore
bconsole Query Commands
Interactive Snapshot Deletion
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